Results 601-620 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amounts paid to the persons or body which drafted or contributed to the drafting of the heads of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/05]
- Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (12 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the impact proposals on family law, in particular with regard to divorce, emanating from Europe, will have on domestic law here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/05]
- Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (12 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Irish divorce laws will be diluted as a result of proposals on family law, in particular with regard to divorce, emanating from Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15881/05]
- Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (12 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if proposals on family law, in particular with regard to divorce, emanating from Europe, will require an amendment to Irish legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15882/05]
- Written Answers — Family Law: Family Law (12 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when proposals on family law, in particular with regard to divorce, emanating from Europe, will become effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15883/05]
- Central Statistics Office Report. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister of State talks of consultation. Why does the Government not put up the money? The Minister should stop the codology.
- Central Statistics Office Report. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: My submission is that the Government should put up the money that was promised.
- Central Statistics Office Report. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: There is a much more innocent explanation.
- Crime Levels. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the upsurge in the level of gun crime, robberies and hostage-taking; and the steps he has taken to deal with the activities of armed gangs to bring them to justice. [16224/05]
- Crime Levels. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: At long last the Minister has stirred himself, even if only by making available funding of â¬6.5 million to the Garda SÃochána. This should be of some help and I wish the force every success with the provision of an additional 15,000 hours in overtime. Are we clear on the extent of the gun crime problem? The rate of crimes involving guns is unprecedented, with a minimum of one murder a...
- Crime Levels. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: A gross form.
- Crime Levels. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: May I ask another supplementary?
- Crime Levels. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I just wish to make two points.
- Departmental Properties. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that the enormous expenditure of taxpayers' money on asylum seeker accommodation and services and the legal process is fully justified and properly and efficiently expended and that all appropriate procurement procedures are properly followed; and his proposals for an independent examination of...
- Departmental Properties. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The agency concerned spends approximately â¬18 million per year but it does not publish an annual report. The purpose of my question is to seek an independent examination of the expenditure of those moneys over the years and to focus on the procurement procedures relating to contracts entered into by the agency. There are three issues. The first, value for money, was touched on by the...
- Departmental Properties. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I do not refer to them.
- Departmental Properties. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I accept the Minister's offer regarding the ultimate beneficiaries from the criminal and paramilitary world and I will give him my information. However, I am hugely concerned about the possibility of sweetheart deals, which involved information being available from within the agency or by those attached to the agency for the purpose of alerting people on a favourable basis to arrange...
- Departmental Properties. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: I do not refer to those properties.
- Irish Prison Service. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister is constantly talking about engaging in radical reform.
- Coroners Service. (17 May 2005)
Jim O'Keeffe: The central issue arising from the review is whether coroners' powers should be extended. What powers does the Minister think coroners should have? Deputy Costello referred to the coroner service as the Cinderella of the legal service. I note from the figures that will be discussed tomorrow at the Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights that â¬110,000 is the total annual...